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Arsenal history: On this day... May 7

1883
Right back Joe Shaw was born in Bury, Lancashire. He made 309
League appearances for the Gunners and later went on to become
Reserve Team manager and caretaker manager for the first-team
following Herbert Chapman's death in 1934

1931
Winger Pat Beasley was signed from non-league Stourbridge. He
scored 19 times in 79 outings while at Highbury

1938
Arsenal clinched the League crown for the fifth time in eight years
with an emphatic 5-0 victory at home to Bolton Wanderers

2003
In an FA Cup rehearsal, Jermaine Pennant and Robert Pires scored
hat-tricks as Arsenal beat Southampton 6-0; the first time two
players from the same side had scored a hat-trick in a Premier
League match

2006
Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick in the 4-2 win over Wigan in the
last ever game at Highbury, securing Arsenal the fourth and final
Uefa Champions League place

Copyright 2015 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source6 May 2008

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